Re: [dnsext] getting people to use new RRTYPEs

"John Levine" <johnl@taugh.com> Fri, 26 April 2013 03:43 UTC

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>> 1. Insert the ability into the interface to add freeform stuff
>> 2. Run the equivalent of named-checkzone prior to committing the change
>> 3. Profit!

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

No, this won't work with provisioning systems in the real world, that
have to be usable by people who are not DNS weenies, and work in
systems where the software upgrade cycle is months or years, not days.

There are real reasons that seven years after RFC 4408, most
provisioning systems still don't handle type 99 records, and it's not
because everyone who does e-mail is stupid.

No need to respond, you've made your point, although it may not be
what you thought it was.

R's,
John